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Glasgow chosen as UK host city for major UN climate
change conference COP26 in 2020, in boost for
business
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Glasgow is the ideal location to showcase the diverse
culture and world-leading innovation that the UK has to
offer
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A total of 30,000 delegates and leaders from across
the world are expected to attend the summit next
year
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The fortnight-long programme will be hosted at the
state-of-the-art Scottish Events Campus (SEC), with
events across the UK leading up to it as part of a ‘Four
Nations’ UKCOP
Glasgow has been chosen as the UK city to host a major UN
climate change summit next year, if the country’s bid is
successful.
The UK is bidding to secure the Presidency and host the
COP26 summit over two weeks at the end of 2020 in partnership
with Italy.
The UK government say the conference will be
hosted at Glasgow’s Scottish Events Campus (SEC), boosting
Scottish business and driving investment in the region.
Five years on from the Paris Agreement, the COP26 Climate
Change Conference is the first major test of the international
community’s commitment to scale-up efforts to reduce emissions
over time. It will shine a spotlight on the action taken since
2015 to keep climate change within manageable levels, and drive
future action.
Selected for its world-class facilities, the SEC is just
outside Glasgow city centre on the banks of the River Clyde. It
will host 30,000 delegates from around the world, including
climate experts, business leaders and citizens from across the
UK.
, former Minister for
Energy and Clean Growth and recently named the UK nominated
President for COP26 by the Prime Minister, said:
“As one of the UK’s most sustainable cities, with a record
for hosting high-profile international events, Glasgow is the
right choice to showcase the UK’s commitment to the
environment.
“The UK is a world-leader in emissions reduction, having
cut our emissions by over 40 per cent since 1990 - faster than
any other G20 country since 2000. And we recently committed to go
further, by legislating to reduce our net emissions to zero by
2050.
“In 2020, world leaders will come together to discuss how
to protect our planet and set the direction for the years to
come. Where better to do so than Glasgow, at the state of the art
Scottish Events Campus.”
Lasting for two weeks at the end of 2020, this will be the
largest summit the UK has ever hosted with up to 200 world
leaders expected to attend for the final weekend.
The conference will include programmes for young people,
and make use of the wide range of conference and exhibition
spaces at the Scottish Events Campus.
The UK government will work with the local community to
make the event a success for Glasgow, for Scotland and for the
whole of the United Kingdom. The Summit will be the culmination
of a year of climate action, including events in regions and
cities in all four nations of the UK.
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